Photo Gallery: 2011 XC National Championships

July 18, 2011

The 2011 Cross-Country National Championships held in Sun Valley saw a repeat by last year’s winners—Todd Wells and Georgia Gould—while a few new faces surged onto the podium. See all the action, including some new gear on the winner’s bikes.

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Katie Compton kept eventual winner Georgia Gould (109) honest in the early portions of the women&rsquo;s cross-country race. But a late-race flat allowed a surging Lea Davidson to pass and take second. This man-made rack garden section made certain that nobody rested before the course&rsquo;s major climb.

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Adam Craig won the Super-D race on this Giant Trance Advanced SL. It was outfitted with a Fox Float RLC fork, 38-tooth chainring and Shimano Shadow Plus rear derailleur. Possibly helping him to victory was this Fox D.O.S.S. three-position dropper seatpost that appears to have the same slick Kashima coating as his fork.

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The Fox D.O.S.S seatpost wasn&rsquo;t the only trick part on Craig&rsquo;s bike. He used this re-purposed XTR front shifter to activate the Fox seatpost. Note the cut-off release trigger. Shimano previously partnered with Fox on its remote lockout lever and QR 15 axle, so this might hint at a future seatpost collaboration. Also, Craig liked the Shimano XTR Shadow Plus rear derailleur so much, he had his mechanic remove it from his Super-D bike and put it on his short track 29er.

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Encouraged by enthusiastic fans, Sam Schultz put on a last lap surge that delivered him within 20 seconds of Todd Wells on the final climb. But Wells responded with an attack of his own, opening a decisive gap that earned him a second Cross-Country National Championship title.

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Just a few corners away from the finish of the cross-country race, Sam Schultz pulled a little cross-up wheelie for the spectators indicating that he was plenty happy with his second-place finish.

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<p>Greeted by a cheering crowd, Todd Wells soaks in the view&mdash;and the thrill of victory&mdash;just before crossing the finish line and taking home his second-straight Cross-Country National Championship title.</p>

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